West Brom are ready to rival Leeds United for Matej Vydra this summer, with the striker set to leave current club Derby County.

Reports in Yorkshire claim that, while the Whites are in negotiations with free agent Abel Hernandez, they’re also keen on Rams attacker Vydra, who ended last season as the Championship’s top goalscorer with 21 goals.

Having missed out on promotion in the play-offs, Derby - who have appointed Frank Lampard as manager after Gary Rowett left for Stoke - are likely to have to trim their hefty wage bill in the coming weeks and months and Vydra, therefore, is likely to be available.

Leeds, who are expected to unveil Marcelo Bielsa as their new manager in the near future, are keen on the Czech - but so, supposedly, are Albion.

The Yorkshire Evening Post add that Albion are in a stronger negotiating position, too, when it comes to the level of wages that they’re able to offer.

Vydra, 26, who has also played for Watford in the past, spent the 2013-14 campaign at The Hawthorns on loan from Udinese. He scored three goals in draws against Hull, Fulham and Tottenham as the Baggies narrowly avoided Premier League relegation.

After succumbing to that fate last season, Albion’s squad is set to undergo surgery this summer.

Decisions will soon be revealed on the futures of James Morrison, Claudio Yacob, Gareth McAuley and Boaz Myhill.

Morrison, who hasn’t played for Albion because of a knee ligament injury, is likely to be assessed closely in pre-season, which will be an opportunity for the Scot to prove his fitness and press his claim for a new deal.

Darren Moore, who is enjoying his first transfer window as head coach at B71, also has serious interest in Bristol City attacking midfielder Bobby Reid and Brentford pair Romaine Sawyers and Ryan Woods.